The Age of the Earth (1980)
Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during the late 1970s. At its core, the story revolves around four distinctive embodiments of Christ's image: a black man, a soldier, an Indian, and a guerrilla fighter. These courageous individuals, hailed as the harbingers of doom in the tupiniquim lands, valiantly combat the insatiable avarice and oppressive "civilizing" brutality propagated by the formidable John Brahms—a foreign exploiter devoid of morals.
Director: Glauber Rocha
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Maurício do Valle as Brahms |
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Jece Valadão as Indigenous Christ |
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Antônio Pitanga as Black Christ |
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Tarcísio Meira as Military Christ |
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Geraldo del Rey as Revolutionary Christ |
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Ana Maria Magalhães as Aurora Madalena |
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Norma Bengell as Amazon Queen |
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Danuza Leão as Brahms' Wife |
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Carlos Petrovich as Devil |
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Mário Gusmão as Babalaô |
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Paloma Rocha as Young Woman |
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Carlos Castello Branco as Self |
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Dimer Camargo Monteiro as |
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Ari Pararraios as |
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João Ubaldo Ribeiro as Self |
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Alexandre Ribondi as |
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Glauber Rocha as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Glauber Rocha | Director |
| Production | Walter Schilke | Production Director |
| Production | Carlos Alberto Diniz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wilson Mendes Andrade Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Glauber Rocha | Producer |
| Production | Tizuka Yamasaki | Production Director |
| Writing | Glauber Rocha | Writer |
| Camera | Roberto Pires | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Roque Araújo | Electrician |
| Editing | Ricardo Miranda | Editor |
| Camera | Pedro de Moraes | Director of Photography |
| Art | Paula Gaitán | Art Direction |
| Sound | Naná Vasconcelos | Original Music Composer |
